Journal Article
Immigration at the extremes of the skill distribution
Abstract: According to economists, in the 1980s and 1990s, immigration of low-skilled workers may have increased the labor supply of highly skilled women, and immigration of highly skilled workers may have increased the rate of innovation in the United States.
Keywords: Labor supply - United States; Immigrants;
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Bibliographic Information
Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Part of Series: Economic Synopses
Publication Date: 2011
Order Number: 31